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Re: getting git to ignore modifications to specific files

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Bruce Korb <bruce.korb@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 1, 2010, 19:12 UTC
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On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I did a bit of googling and found
>  git update-index --assume-unchanged
>
> Which works locally to stop git status from complaining. Is there anyway
> for me to make a change to our clone (a .gitattribues entry?) so that
> everyone can get this by default?
Isn't that what .git/info/exclude is about?
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  1. Chris PackhamSep 1, 2010
  2. Joshua JensenSep 1, 2010
  3. Bruce KorbSep 1, 2010
  4. Chris PackhamSep 1, 2010
  5. Joshua JuranSep 1, 2010
  6. Jonathan NiederSep 2, 2010
  7. Jan KrügerSep 2, 2010
  8. Michael J GruberSep 2, 2010
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